The Sopranos (TV Series)

Proshai, Livushka (2001)

Edie Falco: Carmela Soprano

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Quotes 

• [Tony disapproves of Meadow's new boyfriend because he is black] 

  Carmela Soprano : If you want her to be with him, just keep playing the race card. You're gonna drive her right into his arms.

  Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr. : Not if I cut off those fuckin' arms.

• Carmela Soprano : This is such a crock of shit.

  Mary DeAngelis : Carmela.

  Carmela Soprano : I'm sitting here thinking I should protect my children from the truth about their grandmother on the one hand. On the other I'm saying to myself, what kind of example am I setting? Evading and smiling, passing out cheese puffs - over a woman we know was terribly dysfunctional! Who spread no cheer, at all.

  Mary DeAngelis : Carmela, be quiet!

  Carmela Soprano : This is MY house.

  Mary DeAngelis : I'm leaving!

  Hugh DeAngelis : [shoots to his feet]  Let her talk, goddamn it!

  Mary DeAngelis : Sit down, Hugh!

  Hugh DeAngelis : No, I'll speak if I want, goddamn it! Who are you? Minister of propaganda? We suffered for years under the yoke of that woman! Years! She estranged us from our own daughter. Ruined I don't know how many goddamn Christmases, I don't even want to begin to count.

  Janice Soprano : Hugh...

  Hugh DeAngelis : No, don't hand me that! Bullshit! You wanted it, and you got it.

  Tom Giglione : [quietly]  Hear, hear.

  Carmela Soprano : From beyond the grave, even! This is a woman who didn't want a funeral. You all, her children,

  [pointing at Tony, Janice and Barbara] 

  Carmela Soprano : you ignored her wishes! Only after she's dead, by the way. She didn't want a funeral! She didn't want a remembrance of any kind. Why? She didn't think anybody would come! She wouldn't write down her memories for her grandchildren because she figured nobody loved her enough to read them! She knew there was a problem.

  [an uncomfortable silence follows] 

  Artie Bucco : Um, there's uh, desserts... in the dining room, if anybody wants some.

  [quickly exits] 

  Charmaine Bucco : Yes, um... and they're all from Vesuvio, our new pastry chef, Bobby Vasquez. Thanks.

• Tony Soprano : [Walks into the kitchen from the back yard and sees his family waiting for him]  what?

  Carmela Soprano : Your mother died

  Tony Soprano : You're kidding

  Tony Soprano : [Surprised]  I mean... Jesus Christ

  Carmela Soprano : Svetlana just called. She said after dinner your mother went upstairs to get ready for bed, when Svetlana came up she thought your mother was asleep

  Carmela Soprano : [after Tony sits down at the kitchen table, she walks over and holds his hand]  Svetlana's waiting for us over there

  Tony Soprano : She's dead

  Meadow Soprano : I'm sorry dad, that your mom died

  A.J. Soprano : Me too

  Tony Soprano : Hey, your grandmother loved you, both of you very much